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...To everyone else: I've just put a 'No grave bumping' rule in the FSR to stop old threads being recycled without need. It's nice to keep the relevant threads at the top. :]
I've got to say, I have reservations about the 'no grave bumping' addition too, without a little more detail to explain it.
Some threads stay relevant and of value even when they slip down the pages for whatever reason. As Sookie said, we're encouraged to use the search for a thread on a specific topic and post on that thread, rather than make a new thread about the same thing; the pre-existing thread may well be a fair way down the pages. It's still better to do that than to create a new one though.
To give an example, there's a thread here , promoting a popular idea that has also been suggested many times by others elsewhere. It incorporates many suggestions for improvements to the initial idea made by others too, so it's not only valuable to stop other threads being made about the same thing, but because it has developed over time incorporating the contributions of others to make the initial idea workable. That thread does tend to slip down the pages as the OP is no longer active, but personally I think it's still worth keeping alive for such a time when it might actually be considered for implementation. I realise that's not the sort of thread that led you to add the no grave bumping rule, but I do think that rule is too general as it is. If you feel it's really important for it to be there, could you explain further so that people aren't put off from posting on good threads just because they're not in the first few pages?
How about making it a little more flexible, something like:
'Make sure to check threads for relevancy before bumping them. Threads that discuss issues that are no longer relevant or that are replicated on more active threads, should not be bumped.'
What do others think? AKA: Arbr**** Vie
Please also remove the filter from our siggies Jagex!
...To everyone else: I've just put a 'No grave bumping' rule in the FSR to stop old threads being recycled without need. It's nice to keep the relevant threads at the top. :]
I've got to say, I have reservations about the 'no grave bumping' addition too, without a little more detail to explain it.
Some threads stay relevant and of value even when they slip down the pages for whatever reason. As Sookie said, we're encouraged to use the search for a thread on a specific topic and post on that thread, rather than make a new thread about the same thing; the pre-existing thread may well be a fair way down the pages. It's still better to do that than to create a new one though.
To give an example, there's a thread here , promoting a popular idea that has also been suggested many times by others elsewhere. It incorporates many suggestions for improvements to the initial idea made by others too, so it's not only valuable to stop other threads being made about the same thing, but because it has developed over time incorporating the contributions of others to make the initial idea workable. That thread does tend to slip down the pages as the OP is no longer active, but personally I think it's still worth keeping alive for such a time when it might actually be considered for implementation. I realise that's not the sort of thread that led you to add the no grave bumping rule, but I do think that rule is too general as it is. If you feel it's really important for it to be there, could you explain further so that people aren't put off from posting on good threads just because they're not in the first few pages?
How about making it a little more flexible, something like:
'Make sure to check threads for relevancy before bumping them. Threads that discuss issues that are no longer relevant or that are replicated on more active threads, should not be bumped.'
What do others think? AKA: Arbr**** Vie
Please also remove the filter from our siggies Jagex!
17-Oct-2013 21:17:52
Winds,
I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'niche specific'. I mean, chat threads are meant to have at least some relation to the forum in which they're posted I'm thinking. You could call the umbrella category of each chat thread a 'niche' I guess. That's not a bad thing I think, it just means there's some common theme or interest that pulls together the posts on that thread and those who make them. That doesn't necessarily force them to be exclusive of newcomers who share that interest I would have thought, though of course a lot depends on the attitudes of the individuals who use them.
“ After all, we do have a nice comparison (of similar content posted by two different authors) contained within the contents of this new thread with one post comments appearing to be 'welcome' while the other post comments were not .”
We do? I missed that.
Mistii! Hi!
Glad you're back on the scene again and on the mend too!
“ [[This will probably be posted on a few threads hehe]] ”
So, starting off as you mean to continue ay? Spammer!
Heh heh heh
AKA: Arbr**** Vie
Please also remove the filter from our siggies Jagex!
I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'niche specific'. I mean, chat threads are meant to have at least some relation to the forum in which they're posted I'm thinking. You could call the umbrella category of each chat thread a 'niche' I guess. That's not a bad thing I think, it just means there's some common theme or interest that pulls together the posts on that thread and those who make them. That doesn't necessarily force them to be exclusive of newcomers who share that interest I would have thought, though of course a lot depends on the attitudes of the individuals who use them.
“ After all, we do have a nice comparison (of similar content posted by two different authors) contained within the contents of this new thread with one post comments appearing to be 'welcome' while the other post comments were not .”
We do? I missed that.
Mistii! Hi!
Glad you're back on the scene again and on the mend too!
“ [[This will probably be posted on a few threads hehe]] ”
So, starting off as you mean to continue ay? Spammer!
Heh heh heh
AKA: Arbr**** Vie
Please also remove the filter from our siggies Jagex!
17-Oct-2013 21:39:13
Treemaid,
Come to think about it I do understand where you and Sookie are coming from with this. We are encouraged to not grave bump, however also to not create new threads for a suggestion already out there. I think the comment you made as an idea encompasses this issue nicely
Hahaha thanks very much for the get well and welcome back message. -feels loved-
Me spam? Neverrrrrrr
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Come to think about it I do understand where you and Sookie are coming from with this. We are encouraged to not grave bump, however also to not create new threads for a suggestion already out there. I think the comment you made as an idea encompasses this issue nicely
Hahaha thanks very much for the get well and welcome back message. -feels loved-
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17-Oct-2013 23:24:11
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